Winners Of The 14th Korean Music Awards

Feb 28, 2017

Members of the Korean music industry got together to celebrate some of the the past year’s top talent and releases at the 14th Korean Music Awards!

The award ceremony was held on February 28 in Seoul, and was hosted by Soran’s Go Young Bae.

Singer Jay Park received two awards during the evening, both for Musician of the Year and Best R&B and Soul Album for his 2016 full album “Everything You Wanted.” Fellow nominees for Musician of the Year included Danpyunsun and the Sailors, Second Moon, Im In Gun, and Jambinai.

Hit indie duo Bolbbalgan4 won Song of the Year for their track “Galaxy.” Nominees for this award also included TWICE’s “Cheer Up,” Wonder Girls’ “Why So Lonely,” 9 and the Numbers’ “Ellice Islands (Song for Tuvalu),” and Jun Bum Sun and the Yangbans’ “Revolution.”

The Album of the Year award went to Jo Dong Jin for his album “As a Tree.” Albums in the running for this category this year included releases by ABTB, Danpyunsun and the Sailors, bahngbek, and Wings of the ISANG.

Wonder Girls received the Best Pop Song award for their track “Why So Lonely,” while BewhY was given the Best Rap and Hip-Hop Song Award for “Forever.”

Check out the full list of winners below!

Best R&B and Soul Song Award: jeebanoff – “Sungbook-gu Kids”

Best R&B and Soul Album Award: Jay Park – “Everything You Wanted”

Best Jazz and Crossover Song Award: Choi Sung Ho Singularity – “When the Wind Blows”

Best Jazz and Crossover Album Award: Second Moon – “Pansori Chunhyang-ga”

Best Jazz and Crossover Performance Award: Black String – “Mask Dance”

Best Folk Song Award: Lang Lee – “Playing God”

Best Folk Album Award: Minhwee Lee – “Borrowed Tongue”

Best Dance and Electronic Song Award: Hitchhiker – “$10”

Best Dance and Electronic Album Award: Kirara – “Moves”

Best Metal and Hardcore Album Award: Remnants of the Fallen – “Shadow Walk”

Best Modern Rock Song Award: 9 and the Numbers – “Ellice Islands (Song for Tuvalu)”